gforth on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gforth" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install gforth on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gforth on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gforth" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone gforth's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gforth.git 
            
                        
                ~/gforth
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gforth folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gforth
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gforth package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 193992
Name: gforth
PackageBaseID: 17569
PackageBase: gforth
Version: 0.7.3-1
Description: Fast and portable implementation of the ANS Forth language
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gforth/
NumVotes: 51
Popularity: 0.00304
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1230468391
LastModified: 1434169460
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gforth.tar.gz